LeBron James Suspended Without Pay For Hitting Isaiah Stewart in face

Popular American Basketballer and Los Angeles Lakers star, Lebron James has been suspended for the first time in his career for recklessly hitting Isaiah Stewart in the face.

Stewart was also banned for two games for reacting with fury. The two NBA stars were suspended without pay following the bloody fracas on Sunday.

The altercation that led to James’ suspension occurred in the third quarter when Stewart and James were fighting for positioning to grab a rebound. Stewart was pushing into James, who clearly swung his arm back and punched Stewart in the eye.

Stewart’s eye was bloodied from LeBron’s hit and things escalated from there, with the Pistons big man trying to chargeback at Lakers players multiple times before he was stopped and taken to the locker room following his ejection.

LeBron’s teammate, Russell Westbrook was also given a technical for trying to escalate the situation, something he was unaware of until reporters told him after the game.